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Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, Gb

Huddersfield, Gb

Key Responsibilities:• Delivered effective and timely financial reporting and transaction processing.• Management of 5 staff, 3 direct reports relating to areas including both payroll and general ledger.• Lead coordinator of the month end close ensuring the timely monthly submission of management accounts to Group.• Delivered all Group reporting, including, standard monthly report, functional reporting for R&D and monthly business review, presented by the FD to Group senior management.• Diligently produced monthly liquidity Actuals and Forecast submitted to group treasury for review along with quarterly forecast deviation reports, including commentary on variations to Actuals.• Proactively collaborated with Department Heads for R&D and G&A, supporting with commentary on variance analysis, presentations to Group VP’s and execution of accruals and prepayments.• Constructed budget and forecast models for payroll costs and headcount figures, R&D and G&A.• Accelerated improvements of the end to end process of payables T&E and general accounting processes.• Successful delivery of project to transition transactional tasks to India for 3 main areas including AP, AR & Record to Report.• Led process efficiency projects that improved accuracy and timeliness of key business processes.Key achievements:  Balance sheet scorecard improved balance sheet reconciliation completions from 10% to 85% compliance on a monthly basis. Improved coordination of month end reporting packs fully within 6 months of joining, resulting in consistent on time delivery of management accounts and reporting pack to Group. Time efficiencies were realised when a costing model was created for the Export sales team, to support in the identification of exported materials that were liable for tax duties. Payroll control sheets and reconciliations included for review to greatly improve controls and reduce payroll errors by 50%.

Key Responsibilities:• Coordinated the management and training of the assistant accountant and supervision of the AR & AP teams across 2 sites.• Successfully completed month end close management accounts for 3 trading companies and 5 non trading companies including an analytical review for the FC, highlighting main drivers of accruals and prepayments.• Diligent approval of all journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations and preparation of quarterly provisions.• Timely execution of payroll, 150 employees across 3 sites and pension contributions, preparation and submission of P11D’s.• Strong led for the Bi-Annual Audit, liaising with internal and external auditors and led 2 HMRC PAYE audits.• Proactively supported the annual budget process & quarterly forecasting.• Reliable support for commercial decision making through costing analysis and cost modelling to support sales quotations.• Performed regular review of specific cost codes in preparation for the annual Tax Pack.Key Achievements: Automation of processes resulted in a reduction of month end processes from 1 week to 3 days including full review of all main balance sheet accounts. Involved in the implementation of the HR, time attendance system and e-payslips, creating efficiencies and cost savings across 3 sites. Successfully completed project to transfer bank accounts from HSBC to Citibank, including supplier communications, administration and training.

• Confidently coordinated the system data management across 5 UK sites.• Enacted the preparation and process of month end close accounts for 3 trading companies and 5 non trading companies.• Promptly completed balance sheet reconciliations including, cashbook and intercompany.• Prepare monthly EC Sales List and Intrastat reports and quarterly VAT returns for 3 sites. • Actively distributed the weekly sales and contribution report to senior management, to aid decision making strategies.Key Achievements: Supported in warehouse in reduction of stock to aid efficiencies in the annual stock check year on year.

Schaffhausen, Ch

• Responsible for the monthly accounts of 5 entities• Monthly preparation of Intrastat and EC sales for HMRC returns • Dealing with multi-currency accounts including EUR, USD & GBP• Monthly review of multi- currency Inter-company & External Accruals & prepayments• Dealing with intercompany recharges• Reconciliation of multi-currency bank accounts• Reconciling and reviewing of balance sheet accounts for specific areas across all 5 entities• Working on departmental projects and reviewing them as part of continuous development• Liaising with all areas of the business in order to meet business requirements

Management accounts duties -• Part of the management accounts team producing month end P&L for expenses• Maintaining the fixed asset register and fixed asset schedule• Obtaining the final accrual submissions from the head of functions• Responsible for accruals/ prepayments• Intercompany reconciliations• Production of cost centre reporting and distribution to Head of Departments• Daily processing of BACS and cheque payments and regular updating of the cashbook • Co-management of 18 cost centres for the budget & forecast• Update of rolling budget models and assisted with the annual submission• Assisting with the preparation of the Director's report

Responsible for the accurate, efficient allocation and transfer of bacs and cheque payments received between client and company bank accounts, working within strict SAR'S regulationsWorking in a highly pressurized environment, regularly meeting daily deadlines whilst maintaining a high level of accuracyUse of four different accounting systems, running reports, analysing dataAssisting the bank reconciliation team and also communicating with team members to resolve queriesSkills Gained: Preparation and co-ordination of workloads to a high standard in order to meet deadlines

Reporting to the Finance Director)Responsible for the management of the bought ledgerUse accounting software to match/batch invoices and credit notes and post journalsMonthly/Weekly supplier statement and petty cash book reconciliationsAccounts duties include nominal analysis and gross margin reportsAssist with sales ledger - daily cash and cheque banking and chasing debtsSkills Gained: Ability to work at a fast pace whilst maintaining high levels of accuracy, numerical and computer skills, and ability to work as part of a team as well as individually

Matching, batching and posting of invoicesCommunicated well with colleagues and dealt with accounts queriesSkilled Gained: Learned the foundations of the general accounting functionI-TO-I WORLD VOLUNTEER ORGANISATION Aug 06 - Oct 06 Carried out a voluntary based community project with children in Argentina teaching English to childrenSkills Gained: Good communications skills through difficulty of having language barrier

Accurately and effectively dealt with complex client queries through letter correspondenceAnalysed share databases including National Grid in order to assist with the problem solving of queriesCalculated dividend amounts and processed cheques & BACS details for dividend paymentsCommunicated effectively with other departments to administer the relevant processesSkills Gained: Accurate data entry, use of initiative for problem resolution and strong analytical skills

Dual role of both Sales and Customer Services in a luxury goods departmentSkills Gained: Good communication skills and ability to work under pressure

Cima

Ba (Hons), English

Bachelor'S Degree, English Literature

English Language; Psychology; Theatre Studies

9 Gcse'S; As & B'S, Grades; Including English; Maths, Science And French